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| 1 | Title: | Joseph Gaspard Chaussegros De Lery Papers | |
| Creator: | De Lery, Joseph Gaspard Chaussegros | ||
| Dates: | 1749-1908 | ||
| Abstract: | Joseph Gaspard Chaussegros De Lery (1721-1797) was a Canadian engineer. The collection consists of journals, 1749-1858, in French and English, kept by De Lery on visits to Detroit and Carillon (Quebec) and to a council of the Five Nations, and accounts of the captures of Fort Bull and Fort Oswego and progress on the fortification of Quebec. Also, correspondence, 1906-1908, between Charles W. Burrow, A.E. Gosselin, Webb C. Hayes, John T. Mack, and Reuben G. Thwaites, and newspaper clippings, relating to the De Lery journals and Sandoski (Sandusky) forts. | ||
| Call #: | MS 1027 | ||
| Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | ||
| Subjects: | De Lery, Joseph Gaspard Chaussegros, 1721-1797. | Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.) -- Capture, 1756. | Carillon (Quebec) -- Description and travel. | Quebec (Province) -- Description and travel. | Detroit (Michigan) -- Description and travel. | Michigan -- Description and travel. | Sandusky (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Quebec (Quebec) -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Campaigns. | Canada -- History -- 1755-1763 -- Sources. | ||
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